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TO SUM UP:
© So, application is the first step of introducing yourself to a company
you are applying to. Application is to be done by sending an application
letter and enclosing a résumé or a CV, thus offering information about
yourself as a potential candidate and showing your interest about a
job or a posture.
© You can do a telephone call in order to get some information or even
to apply for a job, afterwards confirming the application in writing.
© At last you will be asked to complete an application form worked out
by a company.
© Application is very important as it depends whether you will or not be
chosen as a potential employee. In the case the employer thinks you
can meet the requirements of the company, you will be asked to take
part in an interview.
© It is very important to present yourself in right light during an interview.
That is why it is advisable to do some preparations.

INTERVIEW
About 75% of people feel anxious about a job interview. It is not
because they could not do the job, but because of the lack of interview
skills.
PLANNING AND PREPARATION
Before going to an interview think if you can give answers to the
following questions:
– Do you know definitely what kind of job you want?
– Do you know much about that business? Are you a skilled worker?
– Do you know anything about the actual company?
– Do you know who will be interviewing you?
In oder to be certain, it is advisable to make some research,
investigation. Get hold of some trade journals or some company brochures
or visit the local library. “Knowledge is power” – the more you know, the
better you can achieve the result you want.
They say: “Companies do not employ people, they employ benefits”.
Benefits are all those things you can bring to the company: your skills,
your personality, your experience.

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 The fact is that the company needs you as much as you need it. There
is a two-way relationship: not only the company is interviewing you, you,
as well, are interviewing the organization and making your choice.
Dress.
Going to an interview you must pay much attention to your appearance.
It is very important how you look like, how you are dressed, how your hair
is styled. It is the first information the interviewer gains about you. It will
form the first impression about you, which plays one of the main roles in
deciding whether you are or you are not good for the job you apply for.
You must dress according to the job you want to get, you have to show
that you are a reliable member of the office’s body and not an eccentric
individualist. It is important for you to produce an impression that you can
bring a benefit to their company with intelligence and experience.
Going to an interview you must be dressed like you will be dressed
while doing the job you apply for. Attention must be payed to small details
like finger nails, shoes, etc.
A well-dressed man (applying for a managerial position) should wear
a suit and a tie.
The tie is a most difficult part of dress to be chosen: it must suit to the
suit as well as to the shirt. Do not dress “striking” – it is not elegant.
Footwear: black shoes suit to a work suit as well as to an evening one.
With fair suits brown shoes look good. However, black shoes are more
universal.
Socks earlier had to be of the same colour as the tie, they must go
either with shoes or with trousers. White socks are not accepted in business
world.
A well-dressed lady’s (applying for a managerial position) dress must
always be becoming, suitable. However, there are some additional
requirements of business style: not enough wide skirt will hinder the
movement, too short skirt will catch unnecessary attention. In any case
clothes must produce impression of freshness and cleanliness.
Eccentrism: A business woman should not be dressed too eccentric.
As to an extravagant dress, big earrings, dozen of bracelets – it is not the
type of a businesswoman. Besides, it is not possible to combine such
eccentrism with working atmosphere.
It is not advisable to come to an interview and later to work in figure-
hugging or revealing clothes, in glittering or low-necked dress.

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 THE INTERVIEW
Arrival.
The first impression is very important, it is usually formed at first 30 –
45 seconds. Start with greeting an interviewer properly – be assertive and
confident. Saying “Hallo” do:
1) smile,
2) call the interviewer by name: Mr Smith, Mrs Morgan, etc.
3) look in the eyes,
4) give a decent handshake.
Do not be too familiar. Preparing yourself for an interview morally,
intend for a confident, natural, easy talk.

Some Most Frequently Asked Questions

During a Job Interview
One of the best ways to prepare for a job interview is to have prepared
answers to the type of questions that you will most likely be asked by the
interviewer. Let us take a close look at some popular interview questions.
Question 1 – What do you do in your spare time?
The question is designed to find out how you operate, your intellectual
level, the status of your family life, your energy level, and outside activities
that might interfere with your job.
Question 2 – Why do you want to work for this company?
This one should be easy since you went to all of the trouble to apply to
the company in the first place. It is important to come up with some solid
reasons that will get the interviewer's attention. Many people will respond
to this question by saying that they are good with people or they can
make the company money. That is too vague. You need to be more specific.
A good way to answer this question is to tie the company activities to
your own personal strengths, such as, “The position is appealing because
I have extensive computer experience and since your operations are fully
automated I think that I will fit right in.” The worst thing you can do is not
to have a reason for wanting to work for the company.
Question 3 – Where do you want to be professionally, personally, and
financially in 1, 5, and 10 years?
No matter how you answer this one you will reveal a great deal about
yourself. It is important to think this one through because if you cannot

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answer the interviewer where you want to go, their assumption is that you
do not know where you are and that you are not the type of individual
they want working for them.
One other thing to remember is that if you give a too detailed future
plan, the interviewer will wonder how the company will fit into your
future goals. Keep it simple and specific.
Question 4 – Are you a team player?
The question is not typically phrased just like that, but the interviewer
wants to get the answer to those five words. One of the worst managerial
problems is to have to deal with the employee that cannot get along with
others. The best way to answer this question is to give a story about how
you get along with others and work well within a team. Being a team
player also tells the interviewer that you are not a “rebellious cowboy”.
Question 5 – Are you a leader or a follower?
This is a trick question. It is designed to see how proud and confident
you are. If you are applying for a management position, the interviewer
wants to hear about your confidence. If you are applying for an entry
level position, the interviewer wants to hear how humble you are. The
major point that you want to get across is that you are confident, but not
arrogant. If you come across as arrogant no one will ever hire you. Many
people when being interviewed are nervous. They try to be confident, but
since it is manufactured it comes across as arrogance. Be yourself and
relax.
Question 6 – Describe a problem you recently solved.
This question is frequently asked to see if you are capable of
responsibility. With the high investment involved with recruiting people
management want to hire the people that they feel can grow into future
leaders. To be a leader, you must be able to solve problems. A good
example is one that is related to work and involves you working with
other people to achieve a desired result. Stay away from family problems.
The interviewer will think that your family life is all messed up and they
do not want to have to deal with your family situation in the future.
Question 7 – Describe your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The answers to these questions are designed to see if what you have
been telling the interviewer so far has been the truth. The thing you do not
want to do is make yourself sound as if you are the greatest person in the
world or the worst in the world. This is why it is important to think out
what you are going to say before you say it.

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 Question 8 – Tell me about your relationship with your previous bosses?
The first thing to remember is that if you criticize your last boss or
company you will not get hired. The reason is that the interviewer feels if
you talk bad about your last employer, you will probably talk bad about
them in future. This is a tricky question. The interviewer might prompt
you to talk bad about your previous boss and even nod the head “to
sympathize” with you. Do not get tricked! You can tell the interviewer
that you and your last boss did not always see eye to eye, but you must
always let them know that you respect your last boss and hold your previous
company in high regard.
Question 9 – Why did you leave your last position?
If you make up a story you will probably get caught. The interviewer
might want to talk to your previous boss or worse, they might know them
personally. What ever the reason for you leaving your last employer, do
not make the past employer look bad.
Question 10 – Why should I consider you for this position?
You are telling the interviewer on why they should hire you. This is the
time to close the sale. The best way to answer this questions is to
summarize what you have already said, add something that you believe
the interviewer would be interested in hearing that you have not covered,
and then end in a high note. In some situations it is even suggested to ask
the interviewer when you should start. This is not appropriate in all
situations, but if you are applying for a sales or a management position
you will show the interviewer that you are serious about the position and
that you have the initiative they need to fill the position.

How to Communicate with Confidence

Most business experts believe that those who will succeed in the future
business world are those with high technical skills. Because of this, many
people looking for a job feel it necessary to take courses in computers to
be able to find a job. While computer skills are certainly useful, there is
another skill that is needed even more, this is the ability to communicate
effectively. A person may be the greatest specialist in the world, but
unable to communicate effectively and he will never climb the corporate
ladder.
We do not think of speaking as a skill because it is something that we
have done since we were infants. There is difference between being able

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